I wouldn't hunt with someone who doesn't carry one in the tube. Shows they are too paranoid and insecure that they don't even trust themselves.
It may show that or it may not show anything of the sort.
Some folks recognize that �stuff� happens � an unintended slip and fall, or brush or clothing snagging the trigger. Couple that with the fact that mechanical safeties are not perfect and there is a chance for disaster with a hot chamber � a disaster that an empty chamber would avoid. It is not at all unreasonable for someone to decide that 100% safe is better than something less so.
Reasonable people also recognize that people are not perfect � no matter how sure they are of themselves. People make mistakes and the chances of a mistake increase dramatically with fatigue or distraction. Again, an empty chamber is ALWAYS SAFE, a hot chamber not so much.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
